SOUTH PORTLAND — The city will likely follow Portland and Cumberland and enact a six-month moratorium on licenses to dispense and/or operate recreational marijuana businesses. The City Council measure passed unanimously, with Councilor Claude Morgan absent, in a first reading Nov. 21. It must be approved in a second reading before the temporary ban is enacted. […]
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Petition seeks 'sanctuary' status for Bowdoin College
BRUNSWICK — Following at least 100 colleges and universities across the country, a group of Bowdoin College students are circulating an online petition that would make the college a “sanctuary campus” and protect students at risk of deportation. The action comes at the same week that Portland announced it would cooperate with federal officials if President-elect Donald Trump […]
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Cumberland to hold Christmas tree lighting Nov. 27
CUMBERLAND — The town will hold its 37th annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony Sunday, Nov. 27. The Cumberland Band kicks things off at 4 p.m. with a concert in the sanctuary of the Cumberland Congregational Church, 282 Main St., which is followed by a community Christmas carol singalong led by the Greely High School Madrigals […]
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Trump Foundation’s tax filings reveal apparent admission of violating ban on ‘self-dealing’
During the presidential campaign, The Washington Post reported on several instances in which Donald Trump appeared to use the charitable foundation’s money to buy items for himself, or to help one of his businesses.
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Trump says he won’t pursue Clinton investigations, backs off hard line on climate accord
Also on Tuesday, the president-elect offers Republican presidential rival Ben Carson the job of heading the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Brunswick-based hunger program grows to meet demand
BRUNSWICK — The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program recently completed a $650,000 expansion that will allow the agency to better keep up with increasing demand for services. Executive Director Karen Parker said the agency has seen an 80 percent rise in visits to its food pantry since 2003, and a 40 percent increase in hot meals served […]
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Trump lays out agenda for first 100 days: trade, regulation, lobbyists
The president-elect has released a YouTube video in which he outlined his policy goals for his first 100 days in office.
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Maine DOT warns of lane closures around Bath viaduct
BATH — With the old viaduct completely demolished and construction of a replacement in progress, the Maine Department of Transportation issued a traffic advisory last week explaining the impact on traffic over the coming months. Motorists can expect lane closures each day through April, except for eastbound travel from 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and […]
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Harpswell Town Meeting to be held March 11
HARPSWELL — The 2017 annual Town Meeting will take place Saturday, March 11, in the Harpswell Community School Gymnasium. March Town Meeting is the only opportunity residents have to adopt local legislative measures. Selectmen confired the date at their Nov. 17 meeting.
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Topsham may tackle marijuana moratorium at Town Meeting
TOPSHAM — A moratorium on the production and sale of marijuana could go to Town Meeting next May. The freeze on retail marijuana sales, which the Board of Selectmen discussed at its Nov. 17 meeting, would follow the narrow passage Nov. 8 of a statewide referendum to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana as an agricultural product. […]